Who wrote Elektra?

• A. Wagner
• B. R. Strauss
• C. Debussy
• D. Prokofiev

Answer: (B)

Elektra is an opera composed by Richard Strauss, written in the early 20th century with a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The work is famous for its intense psychological drama and powerful orchestration, marking a turning point in operatic expression. When you see the name R. Strauss, that abbreviation refers to Richard Strauss, the creator of Elektra, making this the correct match.

Wagner is associated with a peak of Romantic opera famous for its epic structure and leitmotifs, Debussy wrote a more intimate, impressionistic opera like Pelléas et Mélisande, and Prokofiev contributed major mid-20th-century works with a very different stylistic approach. Elektra sits squarely in Strauss’s early-20th-century development as a dramatic, highly chromatic, expressionist piece.